Category :

Second hand

Functions :

hour, minute, small second, date, 2^nd time zone

Mecanism :

Mechanical with manual winding

Case :

in steel, mobile and 180° reversible case, sapphire glass

Strap :

steel, deploying buckle

Comment :

2011 is the year of the Reverso which celebrates 80 years of rich history, having adorned the wrists of polo players and illustrious personalities. Yet, before we can begin to glorify these eight decades of watchmaking history, we need to go back to 4 March 1931, when it all began. Looking back to 4 March 1931, at 1:15 pm, at the INPI (National Industrial Property Institute) in Paris: René-Alfred Chauvot officially patents his invention of a "wristwatch which can slide on its base and flip over on itself�. A unique and ingenious invention: the Reverso watch is born! (http://www.hautehorlogerie.org/en/news/brands/brands-archives/reverso- celebrates-its-80-years-history-71/) Yet another secret of the now legendary reversible watch that Jaeger-LeCoultre is proud to deliver to all lovers of history and fine watchmaking! To mark this date of 4 March 1931 forever in the Manufacture history, Jaeger-LeCoultre wanted to celebrate this anniversary in grand style across the world! In 1903, Parisian Edmond Jaeger challenged Jacques-David LeCoultre, grandson of Antoine, to manufacture ultra-thin calibers of his design.[1]:21 Out of their relationship emerged a collection of ultra-thin pocket watches, followed by others that eventually, in 1937, officially culminated in the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand.[1]:21 In 1907, French jeweler Cartier, a client of Jaeger's, signed a contract with the Parisian watchmaker under which all Jaeger's movement designs for a period of 15 years would be exclusive to Cartier. The movements were produced by LeCoultre. Also in 1907, the LeCoultre Caliber 145 set the record for the thinnest movement at 1.38 mm.[1]:22 JLC began manufacturing the Atmos clock in 1936 after purchasing the patent from Jean-Leon Reutter, who invented it in 1928. The company was officially renamed Jaeger-LeCoultre in 1937. In 1941, Jaeger- LeCoultre earned the highest distinction from the Neuchâtel Observatory for its tourbillon Caliber 170. In 1982, the Jaeger-LeCoultre museum was established in Le Sentier. In 2009, JLC produced the world's most complicated wristwatch, the Hybris Mechanica à Grande Sonnerie with 26 complications.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaeger-LeCoultre)